Neak Loeung Bridge

Neak Loeung Bridge
ស្ពានអ្នកលឿង (Spean Neak Loeung)

Bridge seen from a distance with a field in the foreground.

The finished bridge in 2015
Crosses Mekong River
Locale Neak Loeung
Characteristics
Total length 2250 m
Longest span 320 m
History
Construction start February 12, 2011[1]
Opened April 6, 2015 [2]
Replaces Ferry

Tsubasa Bridge (Khmer: ស្ពានត្សឹបាសា), also known as Neak Loeung Bridge (ស្ពានអ្នកលឿង), links Kandal Province with the town of Neak Loeung, Prey Veng Province in Cambodia, on the heavily traveled highway between Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Minh City. This 2.2 km cable-stayed bridge eliminated a ferry crossing and is the longest bridge across the Mekong River in Cambodia,[3] 300 metres longer than its nearest rival, the Koh Kong Bridge. It was funded and built by a Japanese government donation (Cambodia's third Japanese donated bridge) and its image now appears on the new 500 riel note.[4]

The inauguration ceremony to begin construction occurred on February 12, 2011.[1] The bridge opened to traffic in April 2015.

References

  1. 1 2 "Address at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Construction of the Neak Loeung Bridge, a Grant Aid Provided by the Government of Japan". 12 February 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Cambodia opens Japan-funded bridge across Mekong
  3. ↑ Taing, Vida (December 27, 2014). "A river spanned". The Phnom Penh Post. Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/01/14/national/japan-funded-bridges-appear-on-new-cambodian-money/#.VQc1YnVGh5Q
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